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- note on Find a Grave:
Nancy was married first to William Miles on 15 Jan 1857 in Grayson County VA (Name Nancy Standefords
Marital Status Single
Age 19
Birth Date 1838
Birth Place Grayson Co., VA.
Marriage Date 15 Jan 1857
Marriage Place Grayson County, Virginia
Father Joseph Standifords
Mother Nancy Standifords
Spouse William Miles
FHL Film Number 31758
Reference ID reg2 p4
They had a son Joseph M Miles born 18 Oct 1858 in Fox, Grayson Co, VA.
William was the son of Turner and Mary Polly Sykes Miles and born ca 1837 in Piney Creek, Ashe Co, NC.
1850 Grayson Co Census William is listed with his parents and siblings as a 13 year old son.
1860 Grayson Census, Nancy and Joe are listed as Nancy 24 (Standiford, not Miles) and Joseph 4, also as Standiford, living with her parents and siblings.
William is not found in subsequent Grayson Co Censuses.
Nancy then married a second time to Henry Halsey in 1870. She is in the 1870 Grayson Co Census with Henry and their 2 children. Joe Miles 12, is living with his Mother's parents and aunts and uncles.
Nancy/Nannie and Henry migrated to Nebraska in 1901 per their obituaries.
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- Mrs. Henry Halsey, for many years a resident of Battle Creek, died Sunday at her home in Tilden. The body was brought to Battle Creek Tuesday for burial in the family lot at Union cemetery.
Battle Creek Enterprise, Battle Creek, Nebraska. Thursday, 29 August 1918.
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